saxicolus

Latin

Etymology

From saxum (“stone, wall”) + colō (“to inhabit”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

saxicolus (feminine saxicola, neuter saxicolum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) stone-dwelling, wall-dwelling

Usage notes

  • Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative saxicolus saxicola saxicolum saxicolī saxicolae saxicola
genitive saxicolī saxicolae saxicolī saxicolōrum saxicolārum saxicolōrum
dative saxicolō saxicolae saxicolō saxicolīs
accusative saxicolum saxicolam saxicolum saxicolōs saxicolās saxicola
ablative saxicolō saxicolā saxicolō saxicolīs
vocative saxicole saxicola saxicolum saxicolī saxicolae saxicola
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